Agriculture 2050 – Details, episodes & analysis

Welcome to the fourteenth (and final) episode of Season One of Agriculture 2050! In this final episode, we're joined by Professor Emeritus Robert L. Zimdahl from Colorado State University in the US, who – in a career spanning nearly four decades – has continuously challenged conventional scientific thought about agriculture. In this week's episode, the focus remains on agricultural ethics, however we discuss the impact of omitting the study of ethics from the curriculums of agricultural degree programmes in the United States, as well as whether we can increase food production both sustainably and ethically.

Useful Links

• Key issues in agricultural ethics – https://shop.bdspublishing.com/store/bds/detail/workgroup/3-190-125738

DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the guest’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the podcast host (Katherine Lister) and the podcast sponsor (Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing). The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only.

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Welcome to the thirteenth episode of Agriculture 2050! This week, we're joined by Professor Emeritus Paul B. Thompson who held the position of the W. K. Kellogg Chair in Agricultural, Food and Community Ethics at Michigan State University in the US for over two decades from 2003 to 2022. He now serves as part of the Emeritus faculty at Michigan State. In this episode, Professor Thompson delves into the topic of agricultural ethics, what it is and, more importantly, why it matters.

Useful Links

• European Society for Agriculture and Food Ethics (EurSafe) – https://www.eursafe.org/
• Key issues in agricultural ethics – https://shop.bdspublishing.com/store/bds/detail/workgroup/3-190-125738

DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the guest’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the podcast host (Katherine Lister) and the podcast sponsor (Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing). The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only.

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Welcome to the fourth episode of Agriculture 2050 where we're joined by Professor Amir Kassam who is a world-renowned expert on Conservation Agriculture. In this episode, Professor Kassam considers the lasting impacts of agricultural intensification and the emergence of Conservation Agriculture as an alternative to tillage-based agriculture.

Useful Links

• What is Conservation Agriculture? – https://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture/overview/what-is-conservation-agriculture/en/
• Advances in Conservation Agriculture – Volume 1: Systems and Science – https://shop.bdspublishing.com/store/bds/detail/workgroup/3-190-82923
• Advances in Conservation Agriculture – Volume 2: Practice and Benefits – https://shop.bdspublishing.com/store/bds/detail/workgroup/3-190-82937
• Advances in Conservation Agriculture – Volume 3: Adoption and Spread – https://shop.bdspublishing.com/store/bds/detail/workgroup/3-190-106341

DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the guest’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the podcast host (Katherine Lister) and the podcast sponsor (Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing). The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only.

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Welcome to the third episode of Agriculture 2050 in which we're joined by Dr Dave Watson who is a leading authority on sustainable development and optimising value chains in agriculture. In this episode, Dr Watson – who has held previous positions at the FAO, CIMMYT and CGIAR – explores the unsustainability of modern food systems and the contributing factors to its demise.

Useful Links

• UK Government's Food Strategy – https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/62a6eb418fa8f5039a1bd7b5/government-food-strategy.pdf
• Pesticides and agriculture – https://shop.bdspublishing.com/store/bds/detail/workgroup/3-190-72883
• Silent Spring – https://www.foliosociety.com/uk/silent-spring.html
• Transforming food systems: The quest for sustainability – https://shop.bdspublishing.com/store/bds/detail/workgroup/3-190-137407

DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the guest’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the podcast host (Katherine Lister) and the podcast sponsor (Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing). The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only.

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Welcome to the second episode of Agriculture 2050. In this episode, Katherine sits down with Francis Dodds to explore the challenges that can arise as a result of the lack of a regulatory or legal definition for regenerative agriculture, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of regenerative agriculture.

Useful Links

• Rodale Institute – https://rodaleinstitute.org/
• RepRisk’s 2023 Report on Greenwashing – https://www.reprisk.com/news-research/reports/on-the-rise-navigating-the-wave-of-greenwashing-and-social-washing

DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the guest’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the podcast host (Katherine Lister) and the podcast sponsor (Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing). The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only.

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Welcome to the first episode of Agriculture 2050. In this episode, Katherine sits down with Emeritus Professor John Webster to discuss the establishment of the Paris Agreement at COP21, the consequent need to reach net-zero by 2050 and the role that agriculture and food production can play in achieving this.

Useful Links

• The Paris Agreement – https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/paris-agreement
• FAO's Report on 'Climate Change and the Global Dairy Sector' – https://www.fao.org/3/ca2929en/ca2929en.pdf

DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the guest’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the podcast host (Katherine Lister) and the podcast sponsor (Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing). The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only.

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In this 'Teaser' episode, listen to Professor Amir Kassam from the University of Reading in the UK briefly introduce the concept of intrusive agriculture and its impact on soil health and the wider environment.

DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the guest’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the podcast host (Katherine Lister) and the podcast sponsor (Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing). The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only.

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In this new podcast, listeners will hear about the emergence of regenerative agriculture as a sustainable solution to mitigating some of agriculture’s biggest challenges, as well as some of the latest advancements in new agricultural products and technologies developed as a means of contributing to achieving net-zero by 2050

Sponsored by Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, this new podcast will aim to bridge the knowledge gap between science and its application through focussed discussions with a host of experts working within agriculture.

Interested in featuring on the podcast or want to highlight a topic/theme that we haven't yet covered? Contact us: pod@agriculture2050.com.

DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the guest’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the podcast host (Katherine Lister) and the podcast sponsor (Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing). The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only.

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Welcome to the twelfth episode of Agriculture 2050! This week, we're joined by Dr Deepa Senapathi who is an Associate Professor of Applied Ecology at the University of Reading in the UK and Principal Investigator of Project TROPICAL. In this episode, Deepa speaks to us about Project TROPICAL and her work with smallholder farmers in the Kannivadi region of Tamil Nadu in India to enhance the landscapes for pollinators and the pollination services they provide.

Useful Links

• Project TROPICAL – https://research.reading.ac.uk/gcrf-tropical/
• Video: Boosting biodiversity, ecosystem services & livelihoods through floral interventions – https://youtu.be/ZtCtwyFX8DM
• Video: Working with farmers for sustainable land management – https://youtu.be/N0gVb8RgQCM

DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the guest’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the podcast host (Katherine Lister) and the podcast sponsor (Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing). The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only.

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Welcome to the eleventh episode of Agriculture 2050! This week, we're joined by Dr Susan Willis Chan who works in the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of Guelph in Canada where she conducts research in entomology, ecology and biology. In this episode, Susan gives us a closer look at the Ground-nesting Hoary Squash Bee – of which she is a species expert on – and discusses the impact of activities such as agricultural intensification, habitat loss, pesticide use and climate change on the species.

Useful Links

• Promoting pollination and pollinators in farming – https://shop.bdspublishing.com/store/bds/detail/workgroup/3-190-109532
• Assessment of risk to hoary squash bees (Peponapis pruinosa) and other ground-nesting bees from systemic insecticides in agricultural soil – https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-47805-1
• Population decline in a ground-nesting solitary squash bee (Eucera pruinosa) following exposure to a neonicotinoid insecticide treated crop (Cucurbita pepo) – https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-83341-7

DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the guest’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the podcast host (Katherine Lister) and the podcast sponsor (Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing). The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only.

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